Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas
Mr. Leonard Lamar Rakestraw
Apr 22, 2023
Mr. Leonard Lamar Rakestraw, age 68 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at his residence.
Lamar was born in Marietta, Georgia on October 3, 1954, son of the late Howard Lamar Rakestraw and Luella Jane Keown Williams. He was self employed as a painter, was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed riding motorcycles. In addition...
Mr. John Michael Womack
Apr 2, 2023
Mr. John Michael Womack, age 68 of Trion, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 in a Savannah, Georgia hospital.
Mr. Womack was born in Austell, Georgia on May 26, 1954, son of the late John Willie Womack and Stella Odell Long Womack. He was a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a retired truck...
Mrs. Wanda Joyce (Hurley) Russell
Mar 25, 2023
Mrs. Wanda Joyce Russell, age 69 of Summerville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 25, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.
Mrs. Russell was born in Rome, Georgia on August 3, 1953, daughter of the late James Hurley and Corine Dobson Hurley. She was a retired textile worker. She enjoyed making crafts and crocheting. In addition to her parents,...
Mrs. Beatrice Virginia (Cothran) Alexander
Mar 21, 2023
Mrs. Beatrice Virginia “Bea” Alexander, age 89 of Trion, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in a local healthcare center.
Mrs. Alexander was born in Berryton, Georgia on March 13, 1934, daughter of the late William Henry Grady Cothran and Martha Beatrice Brown Cothran. She was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and was retired...
Vivian "Cricket" Elizabeth (Hall) Burrage
Feb 25, 2023
Mrs. Vivian Elizabeth “Cricket” Burrage, age 66 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her residence.
Mrs. Burrage was born in Lafayette, Georgia on April 9, 1956, daughter of the late James Austin Hall and Letha Elizabeth Black Hall. She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church, the Sons of Anarchy, and was...
Timekco Shaunte Shropshire
Feb 21, 2023
Mrs. Timekco Shaunte Shropshire, age 45 of Summerville, Georgia passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at a Rome hospital.
Mrs. Shropshire was born in Rome, Georgia on October 15, 1977, daughter of Mrs. Angalee Shropshire Williams. She was a member of the New Spirit and Truth Assembly of Jesus and was employed as a home...
Edith Gale (Williams) Burrage
Feb 20, 2023
Mrs. Edith Gale Williams Burrage, age 69 of Summerville, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at a Rome Hospital following a sudden illness.
Mrs. Burrage was born in Trion, Georgia on February 17, 1954, daughter of the late Francis Bailey Williams, Sr. and Annie Mae Ray Williams. She was a member of the Lyerly United Methodist Church...
Rondall Alvin Hughes
Feb 4, 2023
Mr. Rondall Alvin Hughes, age 67 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at his residence.
Mr. Hughes was born in Tampa, Florida on August 6, 1955, son of the late Cecil Hughes and Betty Jo Hughes. He was retired from the Hillshire Farms and was of the Christian Faith. He was an avid fisherman and...
Imogene Bruce Broyles
Feb 2, 2023
Mrs. Imogene Bruce Broyles, age 88 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Broyles was born in Lafayette, Georgia on May 14, 1934, daughter of the late Ross Bruce and Ruby Beatrice Brown Bruce. She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church and had formerly been...
Randy Fay Floyd
Jan 30, 2023
Mr. Randy Fay Floyd, age 67 of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Trion, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 from injuries sustained from a tragic accident.
Mr. Floyd was born in Trion, Georgia on December 12, 1955, son of the late Randolph F. and Doris Williams Floyd. He was a member of Lifegate Church in Lafayette and had...
Mr. John Kelly Young, Sr.
Jan 30, 2023
Mr. John Kelly Young, Sr. age 90 of the Teloga Community, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 in a Rome Hospital.
Mr. Young was born in Berryton, Georgia on April 2, 1932, son of the late Samuel Henry Young and Willie Dossie Parker Young. He was a member of the Alpine Lodge # 211 F&AM, and was...
Miss Lauren Marie Lewis
Jan 28, 2023
Miss Lauren Marie Lewis, age 35 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at a Rome Hospital following an accident the previous day.
Lauren was born in Gainesville, Florida on December 3, 1987, daughter of Shirley Gail Lanier Warren and James Edward “Jay” Lewis, Jr. She was employed with Shaw Industries and was an avid...
Katherine "Kathy" Elizabeth (Gilmer) Bradley
Jan 24, 2023
Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth “Kathy” Gilmer Bradley, age 73 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Oak Niew Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Bradley was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 27, 1949, daughter of the late Yancey Mazone Gilmer and Georgia Bingham Gilmer. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and was...
Patricia Lowry Ponder
Jan 20, 2023
Mrs. Patricia Lowry Ponder, age 78 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Ponder was born in Trion, Georgia on October 28, 1944, daughter of the late Floyd Lowry and Anna Styles Lowry. She was Baptist by faith and was retired from the Lyerly Plant of Mohawk Industries. She...
Samantha Denyse Smith
Jan 20, 2023
Miss Samantha Denyse Smith, age 31 of Summerville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Samantha was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on September 10, 1991, daughter of Terry Earl Smith and the late Regina Denyse Jennings Smith. She was a graduate of Chattooga High School and was the assistant manager...
Pastor Joey Paul Vaughn
Jan 20, 2023
Pastor Joey Paul Vaughn, age 60 of the Pennville Community, Summerville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 at his residence.
Pastor Vaughn was born in Trion, Georgia on April 1, 1962, son of William Paul “Pete” Vaughn and the late Mary Jo Reece Lindsey. He was a member of the New Generation Church of God, and was...
Billy Ray Trammell
Jan 15, 2023
Mr. Billy Ray Trammell, age 53 of Summerville, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.
Mr. Trammell born in Trion, Georgia on December 9, 1969, son of the late John Kenneth Trammell and Betty Faye Rape Cooper. He had been employed in the Weave Room of Mt. Vernon Mills, but was...
Donna Marie (Wallace) Oclare
Jan 14, 2023
Mrs. Donna Marie Oclare, age 72 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare of Lafayette.
Mrs. Oclare was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on August 29, 1950, daughter of the late Earl Wallace and Daphine Stiles Wallace. She attended the Pentecostal Powers Ministry in Lyerly and was a retired truck driver. She...
Mrs. Linda Carol (Bulter) Black
Jan 13, 2023
Mrs. Linda Carol Black, age 79 of the Dry Valley Community, Summerville, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at her residence.
Mrs. Black was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on March 8, 1943, daughter of the late William McKinley Butler and Opal Elizabeth Elders Butler. She was a member of the Victory Tabernacle in Lafayette and was...
Virginia Ann Bray
Jan 11, 2023
Mrs. Virginia Ann Bray, age 62 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in a Rome hospital.
Mrs. Bray was born on September 23, 1960, daughter of the late Roy and Helen Bray. She was a homemaker and enjoyed doing crafts and helping out at Trade Day. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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